At 530 this morning I woke up to my little dog Carmel a 70lb Boxer mix throwing a royal fit and not in her usual tone. As soon as I was awake I also realized that the chickens in the adjoined pen were also throwing a fit. I thought maybe one of my 2 dogs had found a way into the chicken side of...
Well I know I can reproduce those fast growing broiler chicks, ready for slaughter by 8 weeks of age, but I am looking for some big breasted birds. I know that Dark Standard Cornish have good breast, but are slow growers and not the best egg layers, but I bought 2 young hens today for $4.00 a...
Well these little peeps were hatched Aug. 8, 2011. I know I have a barred rock roo out of my 5 assorted brown egg layer package from Purely Poultry, but I don't know what the girls are...any help is appreciated. I apologize for the not so good pictures.
3 of them look similar and possibly the...
Howdy all,
My name is Steph in case you didn't figure it out. I am an animal lover and wish I had a large farm, but feeding so many animals would get a bit difficult. I do currently have several animals and this was my first year raising chickens. I also loved raising them!
As of right now I...
I ordered 5 assorted brown egg laying hens that were hatched Aug. 8--so just over 16 weeks old now. I am wondering if my barred rock Penghen (Penguin) is really a hen. I recently added a rooster who is about a year old and while they haven't fought they do chase each other.
Any way here is a...